http://eebatou.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/your-academic-elevator-speech/ Advice on creativity and scholarship--formerly Getting Things Done in Academia Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://eebatou.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/your-academic-elevator-speech/#comment-13272 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:08:39 +0000 http://eebatou.wordpress.com/?p=777#comment-13272 [...] lots of advice out there that scientists need an elevator [...]

]]> http://eebatou.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/your-academic-elevator-speech/#comment-12879 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:24:48 +0000 http://eebatou.wordpress.com/?p=777#comment-12879 [...] Dave Hone also has some good tips for connecting at meetings, while Mike Kaspari explains why you should prepare and practice your “elevator speech” before …. [...]

]]> http://eebatou.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/your-academic-elevator-speech/#comment-12855 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:10:41 +0000 http://eebatou.wordpress.com/?p=777#comment-12855 Well I think that social connections are of utmost importance, and first impressions (FI) are essential, you should guide yourself by catching the first impressions about the people you meet. But FI are much much more than words, moreover without words you can have a strong FI, so I think than better than have a pre-canned speech is to be natural, be natural and don’t worry about what you say because first impressions pass through the words you say.

]]> http://eebatou.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/your-academic-elevator-speech/#comment-12825 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:45:04 +0000 http://eebatou.wordpress.com/?p=777#comment-12825 Great post, Mike. I love this blog, and think the whole archive is a trove for how young scientists should think about their career.

]]>